Foodweb Diagram Comparison

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This document presents a comparison of foodweb diagrams implemented in three different programming languages: IDL (original), R, and Python. These visualizations represent the same ecological data but with different implementation approaches and visual styles.

Original IDL Implementation

The original foodweb diagram was created using IDL (Interactive Data Language), a programming language commonly used in scientific research for data visualization.

$Original IDL Foodweb Diagram$

Original IDL Diagram

The reference implementation created in IDL

Implementation Comparison

Functional Group Visualization

These diagrams organize species by their functional groups within the ecosystem.

$IDL Functional Group Diagram$

IDL (Original)

Functional group visualization

R Functional Group Diagram

R Implementation

Functional group visualization

Python Functional Group Diagram

Python Implementation

Functional group visualization

Habitat-based Visualization

These diagrams organize species by their habitat within the ecosystem.

$IDL Habitat Diagram$

IDL (Original)

Habitat-based visualization

R Habitat Diagram

R Implementation

Habitat-based visualization

Python Habitat Diagram

Python Implementation

Habitat-based visualization

Trophic Level Visualization

These diagrams organize species by their trophic level within the food web.

$IDL Trophic Level Diagram$

IDL (Original)

Trophic level visualization

R Trophic Level Diagram

R Implementation

Trophic level visualization

Python Trophic Level Diagram

Python Implementation

Trophic level visualization

Additional Python Visualization

The Python implementation includes an additional visualization type not present in the other implementations.

Python Additional Diagram

Python Implementation

No color coding visualization